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he knows it will coincide with the 2016 election. >> thank you for coming on and joining us on this again. time to see what is trending on al jazeera america's web. let's go to harmeli aregawi. >> there's a customised way to treat cancers. one guest looks at one or a few of your genes, but if you are at mao clinic, they'll test all the genes, to see which are making you sick. it will cost about $21,000. a viewer says: >> you can read more at the website. now, speaking of fighting illnesses, we asked you to spend a photo of your movember moust ark and why you took part in the campaign to raise money for cancer. you can vote for your favourite moustache on this website. mike has raised more than $500 for the cause and says, "i'm spreading the word to those who think movember is not serious. oh, and i hate shaving. this is brad's fifth year participating. he raised over $800. he said, "because i look ridiculous, generating attention to raise awareness and fund for a preventative check-up. thanks to all of you for taking part and sending us your photos. >> great causes. good for them. straigh
he knows it will coincide with the 2016 election. >> thank you for coming on and joining us on this again. time to see what is trending on al jazeera america's web. let's go to harmeli aregawi. >> there's a customised way to treat cancers. one guest looks at one or a few of your genes, but if you are at mao clinic, they'll test all the genes, to see which are making you sick. it will cost about $21,000. a viewer says: >> you can read more at the website. now, speaking of...
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and holds majority in parliament today, can you ask a democratically-elected leader to step down? >> well, basically if we look at the situation, election, one man, one vote is one part but transparency and good government has not been seen for 2 1/2 years and this is why people are out on the streets of hundreds of thousands. >> reporter: thank you for talking to us, chairman of the center of studies at bangkok university. other news ukraine is due to vote on a no confidence motion against the government. it is already meeting and that is following a warning from the prime minister they could be a coup and it's intensifying and crowds are blocking the main government building and we are joined from the ukraine capitol and the focus of this is a vote is due in parliament and what has been happening there and what the outcome of this is likely to be. >> well, it was a fairly chaotic start to the parliamentary session which began a couple hours ago. there was some shouting on the floor of the parliament and some chanting outside where protesters are gathered and shouting revolution,
and holds majority in parliament today, can you ask a democratically-elected leader to step down? >> well, basically if we look at the situation, election, one man, one vote is one part but transparency and good government has not been seen for 2 1/2 years and this is why people are out on the streets of hundreds of thousands. >> reporter: thank you for talking to us, chairman of the center of studies at bangkok university. other news ukraine is due to vote on a no confidence motion...
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the party says the elected government is no longer accepted by the people. at least five people have been killed and hundreds injured since massive anti-government protests began last month. demonstrators have called on the prime minister to resign. protesters in kiev knocked down a statue of vladimir lenin as outrage mounted against the government's suspension of talks with the european union. numerous statues of lenin have been removed from kiev. this is the third straight week of protests in ukraine. al jazeera's tim friend has more. >> reporter: they poured into independence square in the thousands. they know this demonstration has to be big and loud to sustain the pressure on president yanukovych. on the edge of the crowd, young men prepared tactics for the worst outcome, another violent confrontation with riot police. a few streets away, squads of officers lined up in front of presidential office. last week there was chaos here, many people injured in a police charge. now there's a standoff. riot police at the ready at one end of the street with their
the party says the elected government is no longer accepted by the people. at least five people have been killed and hundreds injured since massive anti-government protests began last month. demonstrators have called on the prime minister to resign. protesters in kiev knocked down a statue of vladimir lenin as outrage mounted against the government's suspension of talks with the european union. numerous statues of lenin have been removed from kiev. this is the third straight week of protests in...
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the party says the people no longer accept the elected government. five have been killed and hundreds hurt since protests began last month. they are demanding the prime minister resign. >> protesters in ukraine toppled a statue of lenin. several statues have been removed from kiev. this is the largest demonstration by far. many are outraged that the government is rejecting talks with europe to keep close ties with russia. tim friend has more. >> it they poured into square they know the demonstration has to be big and loud to sustain the pressure on viktor yanukovych. on the edge. crowd young men prepared tactics for the worst outcome, another violent confrontation with riot police. a few streets away officers lined up. last week there was chaos, many injured in a place charge. now there's a standoff. riot police at the ready at one end of the street with shields and trudgeons, and at the other, protesters with their flags. they are waiting in preparation. everyone hopes there won't be the repeat of last week's violence. a solitary priest hopes his pr
the party says the people no longer accept the elected government. five have been killed and hundreds hurt since protests began last month. they are demanding the prime minister resign. >> protesters in ukraine toppled a statue of lenin. several statues have been removed from kiev. this is the largest demonstration by far. many are outraged that the government is rejecting talks with europe to keep close ties with russia. tim friend has more. >> it they poured into square they know...
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>> i think at the time he was elected and announced at the loggia at st. peter's he seemed very shy and he is truly a charismatic figure. somebody in francis he doesn't just talk about the faith, he truly lives it. you see the things that have gone viral, when he goes and he embraces a man who is disfigured from an illness that causes boils, when he stands with a young boy, it's almost like jesus would let the children come to me. those things go viral and i think it sends a message that this pope is really someone who talks about jesus christ and acts like jesus christ. and there's an attraction and power to that. and i think people are very hungry for that, not just the united states but worldwide. >> sister janine, the being issue is not necessarily translating to american catholics getting back into the pews at church. what do you think about the studies that are coming up? >> well, that could be the case, i mean they're not coming back to the pews in the church but francis is setting the tone to get people to come back to the church we need to have we
>> i think at the time he was elected and announced at the loggia at st. peter's he seemed very shy and he is truly a charismatic figure. somebody in francis he doesn't just talk about the faith, he truly lives it. you see the things that have gone viral, when he goes and he embraces a man who is disfigured from an illness that causes boils, when he stands with a young boy, it's almost like jesus would let the children come to me. those things go viral and i think it sends a message that...
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. >> in iran we have political elections an an popular and popr elections. >> they chose a different path this time around. and that election provided a historic opportunity to us and to the west in order to atry tro address us. you. we are not talking about sanctions. when sanctions started iran had less than 200 centrifuges and the note product has been 1880 centrifuges that has been added to iran's stock of centrifuges so sanctions have utterly failed in that regard. it seems to me that the west is trying to take advantage of the historic opportunity. we have a new government and a different approach to foreign policy. our tenants of foreign policy have not changed we insist on our rice rite an rights and we t negotiate. this can be achieved best through construction gea negotiation. >> first of all, what has happened, nick, since this deal was made and are there signs of how this is going to work? >> yeah, john, i think their initial reaction is tentatively positive. iran has allowed inspects yors intinspectors intoa plutonium pl meet in sr sri sr sri vienna ane we going to imple
. >> in iran we have political elections an an popular and popr elections. >> they chose a different path this time around. and that election provided a historic opportunity to us and to the west in order to atry tro address us. you. we are not talking about sanctions. when sanctions started iran had less than 200 centrifuges and the note product has been 1880 centrifuges that has been added to iran's stock of centrifuges so sanctions have utterly failed in that regard. it seems to...
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they are celebrating the life of south africa's first democratically elected president. you looking at the scene. a man who became a towering symbol for civil rights for strength, for unity. >> days to come, we will bring you extensive coverage, detailed coverage of his life, president obama spoke about mandela minutes after his death was announced, here is what he said. >> we will not likely see the likes of nelson mandela again. so it falls to us to be the example he set, to make decisions guarded not by haste, but by love. never discount the difference that one person can make. strive for a future that is worthy of his sacrifice. >> . >> right now let's pause and give thanks the r the fact that nelson mandela lived, a pan who took history, in his hands. bent the arc of the moral universes towards justice, may god bless his memory, and keep him at peace. >> the president of the united states, again, live pictures in outside nelson mandela's home tonight, and here in new york, a live picture of the apollo theater, the same the venue in harlem, tonight the marque honors
they are celebrating the life of south africa's first democratically elected president. you looking at the scene. a man who became a towering symbol for civil rights for strength, for unity. >> days to come, we will bring you extensive coverage, detailed coverage of his life, president obama spoke about mandela minutes after his death was announced, here is what he said. >> we will not likely see the likes of nelson mandela again. so it falls to us to be the example he set, to make...
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there are fresh elections. conditions are extremely tense, riot police behind me here at the far edges of the square, just to demonstrate their presence, because of course, everyone's extremely nervous here about this looming deadline by which the protestors must leave their occupation ty hall and their street protests. the other crucial step to watch here now is the arrival of catherine aston, the european union's chief fortune envoy. she is expected to arrive on tuesday. it may be that if this mood of compromise can be worked upon, that she can bring together the warring factions and perhaps at last make progress here and avoid further confrontation. >> aljazeera's tim friend in key every. tim, thank you very much. the prospect of new elections not keeping protestors off the streets in thailand. police say 150,000 people marching through bangkok today. prime minister dissolved parliament, calling for a vote, but says she will run again for president. protestors say their goal is her ouster. we have more. >> w
there are fresh elections. conditions are extremely tense, riot police behind me here at the far edges of the square, just to demonstrate their presence, because of course, everyone's extremely nervous here about this looming deadline by which the protestors must leave their occupation ty hall and their street protests. the other crucial step to watch here now is the arrival of catherine aston, the european union's chief fortune envoy. she is expected to arrive on tuesday. it may be that if...
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we're looking at an election year and we have to look at next year as an empty calendar. things will come up for votes be they even look at minimum wage, women's issues, they're going to be messaging bills. when the senate and democrat start to vote on that and it starts to sound good for them. that's what is going to happen. >> sorry, mr. secretary. we're out of town. that brings us to the end of this edition i of inside story. in washington, i'm ray suarez. afghanistan's future grows increasingly uncertain, as years of foreign aid and intervention come to an end. in the jostling for money and power, competing forces are fighting for the wealth buried deep in the hindu kush mountains. that wealth is precious rubies, which fetch a handsome sum, especially when smuggled across the border. i'm steve chow. on this edition of 101 east, we look at the lives of afghan ruby miners who are risking it all chasing crystal dreams.
we're looking at an election year and we have to look at next year as an empty calendar. things will come up for votes be they even look at minimum wage, women's issues, they're going to be messaging bills. when the senate and democrat start to vote on that and it starts to sound good for them. that's what is going to happen. >> sorry, mr. secretary. we're out of town. that brings us to the end of this edition i of inside story. in washington, i'm ray suarez. afghanistan's future grows...
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when nelson mandela was elected president. the two presidents shared state dinners and state visits, they also had many projects that they worked on in office and out of office. bill clinton released the former statement today, he said that the history will remember nelson mandela as a champion for human dignity and freedom for peace and reconciliation. with not just a political strategy but a way of life. president clinton also post add photo of himself with mr. mandela on his twitter account, and said i will never forget my friend madeba, using his tribal name. if you think about it on the world stage, he watches the berlin wall fall. here is what george hw bush said. and send our condolences. former president george w bush, are among those expressing condolences. they release add statement that said that president mandela is one of the great fors for equality for his time. and a world is better off because of his example. this great man will be missed but his contributions will live on forever. there has been a flood of als
when nelson mandela was elected president. the two presidents shared state dinners and state visits, they also had many projects that they worked on in office and out of office. bill clinton released the former statement today, he said that the history will remember nelson mandela as a champion for human dignity and freedom for peace and reconciliation. with not just a political strategy but a way of life. president clinton also post add photo of himself with mr. mandela on his twitter account,...
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normally yemen should have transitioned into a new phase, which is draft a new constitution, elect a new parliament and president and that didn't happen. it's not happening so far because of a huge difference between the allies of the former president and the allies of the new political leadership. in the near future you may see more anarchy in yemen. >> i believe that we have the editor in chief back on the line. you were just saying earlier that it sounds like an ongoing situation. what is happening there? >> first of all, the security in the capital is delicate. it has not been safe in the capital. this was expected. threats have been given. the regime has warn the that they could escalate so quwas behind the attack is not known. it does not seem of an al qaeda link because it seems more unorganised, organized attack. there are casualties. between those killed. the government is trying to downplay the incident, saying that they have everything under control. how is he on the ground. it's very delicate. the government is as weak as it is today. and we feel that - they are seen by r
normally yemen should have transitioned into a new phase, which is draft a new constitution, elect a new parliament and president and that didn't happen. it's not happening so far because of a huge difference between the allies of the former president and the allies of the new political leadership. in the near future you may see more anarchy in yemen. >> i believe that we have the editor in chief back on the line. you were just saying earlier that it sounds like an ongoing situation. what...
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. >> part of the obama coalition that got him elected twice is young people, so-called millennials. folks at harvard has a unit that polled these folks. 18 to 25, bad news for the president, festival his approval rating down to 41%. that is a reflection of the population at large but down 11% since just this spring. and john earlier the president did some work to shore up the forecast, the so-called -- shore up the rveght affordable care a% of millennials disapprove of the affordable care act. have no plans to sign up. that's disappointing news. >> the numbers behind inequality could be surprising for many. jonathan betz has a closer look at what the president says is an economic inequality gap. >> simply put the poor are getting poorer and the rich are getting richer. first off, what does this mean? the median income for an american household was $53,000, down $yea from the year before and down $5,000 from 1999 when you adjust for inflation. but the economy is growing. however almost all of the money that's being made is going to the very rich. since 2009 the income of the top 1% g
. >> part of the obama coalition that got him elected twice is young people, so-called millennials. folks at harvard has a unit that polled these folks. 18 to 25, bad news for the president, festival his approval rating down to 41%. that is a reflection of the population at large but down 11% since just this spring. and john earlier the president did some work to shore up the forecast, the so-called -- shore up the rveght affordable care a% of millennials disapprove of the affordable care...
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we're looking at an election year and we have to look at next year as an empty calendar. things will come up for votes be they even look at minimum wage, women's issues, they're going to be messaging bills. when the senate and democrat start to vote on that and it starts to sound good for them. that's what is going to happen. >> sorry, mr. secretary. we're out of town. that brings us to the end of this edition i of inside story. in washington, i'm ray suarez. >>> welcome to al jazeera america, i'm del walters, these are the stories we are following for you. >> we will never see the likes of nelson mandela again. >> remembering nelson mandela, leaders from around the world paying tribute to a global icon as south africa says good-bye to the father of a nation. >>> showdown in in iran, a bipartisan group of senators pushing for tougher sanctions as secretary kerry is on the hot seat. >>> an historic announcement at an auto maker as the nation's first female ceo is tapped to run the country. ♪
we're looking at an election year and we have to look at next year as an empty calendar. things will come up for votes be they even look at minimum wage, women's issues, they're going to be messaging bills. when the senate and democrat start to vote on that and it starts to sound good for them. that's what is going to happen. >> sorry, mr. secretary. we're out of town. that brings us to the end of this edition i of inside story. in washington, i'm ray suarez. >>> welcome to al...
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in 2004 they were calling specifically for re-elections. this time they want him to go or the government to step down for a new government. they are talking about obstruction measures, they want a change in the political system. these are ideas that are difficult to force concessions on. these are sitting with vladimir putin on friday. people want to know what he was discussing. this has been an this is a choice between europe or a choice between some kind of soviet union 2.4, they russia has a corrupting influence on the country. we'll see how things progress throughout the day. >> thank you for joining us from kiev. a car bomb attack from a police station in columbia killed eight people. it happened in a town south-east of the booingo tea. fighters known as farc are suspected of being behind the attack. leaders and officials are engaged in talks, trying to end a 50 year war that is taking 200,000 lives. >> 72 years ago this weekend pearl harbour was attacked. it was known as the day of infamy. 400 japanese plants bombarded -- planes bomba
in 2004 they were calling specifically for re-elections. this time they want him to go or the government to step down for a new government. they are talking about obstruction measures, they want a change in the political system. these are ideas that are difficult to force concessions on. these are sitting with vladimir putin on friday. people want to know what he was discussing. this has been an this is a choice between europe or a choice between some kind of soviet union 2.4, they russia has a...
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four years later he was elected south africa's first president. let's examine the man behind the status. our first guest had a strong connection. his grandfather taught mandela and his grandmother visited the south african leader in prison. it's a pleasure to have you here. i know you are the headmaster of the groten school. i'm glad you took time on what must be a hard day, given the family connections you had and you know him yourself. >> thank you for having me, i'm honoured to be here and i thank groten school for allowing me to be here. the man would have loved that. >> tell me about your family and connections to nelson mandela. >> my grandfather taught nelson mandela in college in social anthropology. they belonged to the anc, the same organization. my grandmother was also a political leader within the anc. >> and your grandmother then also was close to him and visited him in prison, and nelson mandela wrote her. >> several times, and my grandmother would write back. she told me she wrote so many letters, some of which never reached him. a
four years later he was elected south africa's first president. let's examine the man behind the status. our first guest had a strong connection. his grandfather taught mandela and his grandmother visited the south african leader in prison. it's a pleasure to have you here. i know you are the headmaster of the groten school. i'm glad you took time on what must be a hard day, given the family connections you had and you know him yourself. >> thank you for having me, i'm honoured to be here...
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>> the way to resolve this crisis is through presidential and parliamentary elections. we have a resolution in the government of ukraine. this government should resign. >> pictures have emerged from sunday night that show the police were, at times, brutal in their treatment of protesters and journalists. anton is a photographer, beaten by riot police. he pleaded with them to stop. these are his bruises. this is all that's left of his camera. the police were also on the receiving end. officials say 35 were hurt by protesters. some are in hospital. away from the city center, there are no protests, just the grim routine of life in a cold winter. this is where we met tatiana selling cabbage and very much in favor of political change. >> we were on our knees a long time. i am grateful for the protest orders. i want my children and grandchildren to have better lives. >> back in independence square, people are prepared for another long night. in speech after speech, they say ukraine is part of europe. >> there is no sign that protesters are prepared to leave independence squar
>> the way to resolve this crisis is through presidential and parliamentary elections. we have a resolution in the government of ukraine. this government should resign. >> pictures have emerged from sunday night that show the police were, at times, brutal in their treatment of protesters and journalists. anton is a photographer, beaten by riot police. he pleaded with them to stop. these are his bruises. this is all that's left of his camera. the police were also on the receiving...
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imagine being the first elected president of a free south africa. he did not call it a black south africa and was not the president for the black people. he said, "this is a country for all africans, never again will this country live under oprotects." that he did... >> negotiating, having with pwbofer. negotiations with fq de-clare. >> the day he walked out of that gaol he had won the battle. south africa could be free one day, or not under him. he didn't have to do any of it. not only did he negotiate, he negotiated with compassion. senator patrick hay hi asked him about prison he said, "without prison i would they are have been able to do this." he felt joy. there are not many among us like this. >> we want to go to natasha. mandela visited the area. natasha, good to see you. how does the city remember that visit all these years later? >> >> let me point the picture. it was june 28, 1990. his stop in south florida was part of a triumphant tour. some leaders regard what happened here as one of the darkest chapters, not only in the history of miami
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and she -- her party will stand for elections when it comes for this general election, this snap election, this election that's going to happen in about five to six weeks. she will -- her party will be in that election, obviously, we can say that polling, recent polling shows them still to hold the majority. so it's going to be an uphill battle for most of the party. because the ruling party still has the majority and yes, she is still the head of that party so most likely she could be right back in office, actually never really leave office, she's going to be the care taker prime minister, the way things are going now, she will remain in her position. >> okay our scott heidler? live in bangkok, thank you. >>> now we look at the african future, that african national party is facing serious problems. tabo umbeke succeeded mandela, yet he faced serious objection for not doing enough for fighting hiv. he has been charged with rape, racket eager and corruption but he has been cleared of those charges. his party seemed to crack from within. strike mine workers, killing dozens, it was the singl
and she -- her party will stand for elections when it comes for this general election, this snap election, this election that's going to happen in about five to six weeks. she will -- her party will be in that election, obviously, we can say that polling, recent polling shows them still to hold the majority. so it's going to be an uphill battle for most of the party. because the ruling party still has the majority and yes, she is still the head of that party so most likely she could be right...
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. >> john cavanagh wrote the election privatizing prison health care. we asked whether he thought it would put prisoners in gaol. >> people die in gaol. i receive emails and letter from prisoners and families, with you call the prison people up, and they usually have an explanation for it. i spoke to a woman yes.er day. she gave birth, had a c sections, the wound opened up and the doctor took sugar and poured it inside the wheel. does that sound like adequate health care? >> that doesn't sound like a true allegation, it sounds ridiculous. prisoners have 24/7 to think up allegations and right evidence. i'm not saying some you don't take with a grain of salt or a grain of the sugar. >> how can the woman that gave birth, how can she prove that allegation. she's in prison. who will listen to her? >> there's no shortage of people who would file a lawsuit. a class action lawsuit is the biggest scam to the public. i think most people who get into them wind up with nothing and the lawyers walk away with their drunks full of cash. >> we are planning a wedding re
. >> john cavanagh wrote the election privatizing prison health care. we asked whether he thought it would put prisoners in gaol. >> people die in gaol. i receive emails and letter from prisoners and families, with you call the prison people up, and they usually have an explanation for it. i spoke to a woman yes.er day. she gave birth, had a c sections, the wound opened up and the doctor took sugar and poured it inside the wheel. does that sound like adequate health care? >>...
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it grew sharper when south africa elected a white government passing laws taking racism to the extreme. the resettlement of 3 million, deprives the right to vote and travel. stripping them of citizenship. nelson mandela was 30. he was convinced peaceful demonstrations would never be enough. he helped to form and one an amped guerilla movement. a campaign of bombings and sabotage in the '60s led to his arrest and prosecution along with others in the movement. convicted but spared a death sentence, nelson mandela would spend a quarter of a century, 27 years behind prison walls, 18 of them at the notorious robin island. outside the fight grew more fears. aggression and violence focussed the attention of the world on racism. nelson mandela became the most famous prisoner in the world. the powerful international condemnation and growing domestic unrest chipped away at apart hide until nelson mandela was released from prison. the streets flowed with joy. the man, who was a powerful symbol of resistance, walked free, vowing never to go back to the black hell of apartheid. >> i have spoken abo
it grew sharper when south africa elected a white government passing laws taking racism to the extreme. the resettlement of 3 million, deprives the right to vote and travel. stripping them of citizenship. nelson mandela was 30. he was convinced peaceful demonstrations would never be enough. he helped to form and one an amped guerilla movement. a campaign of bombings and sabotage in the '60s led to his arrest and prosecution along with others in the movement. convicted but spared a death...
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democrats are now worried about heading into the midterm election, and with the senate up for grabs, so the president is going there, speaking to a liberal think tank, the center for american progress who is sponsoring the talk. he is bolstering his base, renewing some of his themes he has been talking about and setting his agenda not only for the state of the union speech coming up presumably last month, but also for the last three years of his presidency, stephanie. >> all right. we'll check back with you later >>> the president and other senior officials will take part in a youth summit at the white house. dozens of young people will gather to discuss the affordable care act, the economy and other important issues. >>> congress has a lot to get done before the end of the year, but it's not clear if the work will be finished since lawmakers don't plan to spend a lot of time in washington. libby casey good morning. what are the pressing items, and how much hope that they will getdown? >> there is not much time. they are only in session through next week. they plan to go into recess
democrats are now worried about heading into the midterm election, and with the senate up for grabs, so the president is going there, speaking to a liberal think tank, the center for american progress who is sponsoring the talk. he is bolstering his base, renewing some of his themes he has been talking about and setting his agenda not only for the state of the union speech coming up presumably last month, but also for the last three years of his presidency, stephanie. >> all right. we'll...
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. >> thailand's prime minister says she will not resign ahead of elections despite demands. rallies continue throughout bangkok. rallying crowds demand her resignation. >>> drones topping the agenda. pakistan officials say the unmanned aircraft take too many lives. leaving afghanistan through pakistan because of process test over the use of drones. >>> now to the deadly sectarian violence in the central african republic. this afternoon, president obama called for calm and peace in the area and protecting civilians caught in the cross fire. french troops and equipment from brune dito thburundi to the car. john terrett takes a look at the history of violence in the central african republic. >> john, the central african republic is a vast country. for example, it has a land mass of 240,000 square miles. it is situated as the name suggests smack in the middle of the continent, bordered by chad, sudan, and cameroon. look at this, it's bigger than spain and portugal in europe put together. in 2012 it had a population of just about 4.6 million people. the main language spoken is fr
. >> thailand's prime minister says she will not resign ahead of elections despite demands. rallies continue throughout bangkok. rallying crowds demand her resignation. >>> drones topping the agenda. pakistan officials say the unmanned aircraft take too many lives. leaving afghanistan through pakistan because of process test over the use of drones. >>> now to the deadly sectarian violence in the central african republic. this afternoon, president obama called for calm...
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do we have any idea what the early results are from this election today? >> reporter: it's very difficult to predict what the results will be. the polls have just closed a while ago, although they were closed a while ago, but people continue to vote for a while after that. and there are more than 300 candidates, only for may orrial posts, more than 2000 for the municipal seats. it will take a long time for the national electoral counsel to have final results in the few hours, i would say. now, polls, however, said before this election that 25% of venzuelaans were undecided. among these 25% also people that always favored the chavizmo. we will have to see the swing vote of 25% will be voting for, and that's where the opposition wants to gain ground with that 25% because, in general, these elections, the poles said candidates from the opposition and candidates from the government were neck to neck. also, you have to think about abstensionism today. we were at a polling station where an official told us 45% of abstensionism was being registered at one police
do we have any idea what the early results are from this election today? >> reporter: it's very difficult to predict what the results will be. the polls have just closed a while ago, although they were closed a while ago, but people continue to vote for a while after that. and there are more than 300 candidates, only for may orrial posts, more than 2000 for the municipal seats. it will take a long time for the national electoral counsel to have final results in the few hours, i would say....
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and they'll prepare for elections due in 2016. in neighboring kenya, they say the change is expected to bring a period of instability. >> some weeks ago the president asked the prime minister to step aside. i think this was largely in response what has been a crisis of confidence across somalia. they feel at a "t" hasn't made the kinds of strides forward that they expect from this administration. we've heard rumors of internal squabbles. he had no powers to dismiss the prime minister. the only way to get rid of him was through a vote of no confidence, which is why we're seeing this now. i think we're in in a period of i can stability. the president has a period of 30 days to come up with a new prime minister, and then that prime minister has a further 30 days to nominate a cabinet. in theory this could go on for another two months. but the problem in somalia, whenever you have this competition of jobs there is often a period of security problems because of the various plans provoke security problems to improve their negotiating po
and they'll prepare for elections due in 2016. in neighboring kenya, they say the change is expected to bring a period of instability. >> some weeks ago the president asked the prime minister to step aside. i think this was largely in response what has been a crisis of confidence across somalia. they feel at a "t" hasn't made the kinds of strides forward that they expect from this administration. we've heard rumors of internal squabbles. he had no powers to dismiss the prime...
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aneven after mandela was freed from prison and elected president of south africa in 1994 u.s. leaders were frequently suspicious of him. during the clinton administration mandela praised fidel castro, and he referred to dibban dictator moammar qaddafi as a brother and a friend. when criticized of his phrase of qaddafi, mandela hit back calling the administration arrogant. by the time president george w. bush entered the white house mandela was out of office in south africa but still an annoyance to the bush administration. after president bush said the iraq war was about liberation mandela famously said was all he wanted was iraqi oil. now, however, the for nelson mandela the flags have been lowered to half-staff and a reminder that a string of u.s. leaders at some moments in time a subversive threat. vet often sometimes the administration treaded carefully with mandela. after the comments regarding the iraq war, h president bush said that he was a great leader but on iraq they have a disagreement. >> thank you. more than a thousand african-american brokers have won a multi mi
aneven after mandela was freed from prison and elected president of south africa in 1994 u.s. leaders were frequently suspicious of him. during the clinton administration mandela praised fidel castro, and he referred to dibban dictator moammar qaddafi as a brother and a friend. when criticized of his phrase of qaddafi, mandela hit back calling the administration arrogant. by the time president george w. bush entered the white house mandela was out of office in south africa but still an...
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somali is due to hold elections in 2016 but that date could not be upheld. could lead to instability. >> some weeks the president asked the prime minister to step aside. largely in response to a crisis of confidence across somalia. a lot of somalis have become the energiesingly if unsatisfied with the prime minister, a lot of people are becoming increasingly critical. we have heard rumors of internal struggles. the president thought he needed to reshuffle, had no powers to dismiss the prime minister, the only way he could get rid of him was through a vote of no confidence. what happens from now is, the president has a period of 30 days to come up with a new prime minister and that prime minister has a further 30 days to nominate a cabinet. it is a theory this process could carry on for another two months before we get anything like a stable government. the theory is whenever you get this kind of competition for jobs in somalia there is often a period of security problems as well, because the various clans use security problems to provoke their positions. so
somali is due to hold elections in 2016 but that date could not be upheld. could lead to instability. >> some weeks the president asked the prime minister to step aside. largely in response to a crisis of confidence across somalia. a lot of somalis have become the energiesingly if unsatisfied with the prime minister, a lot of people are becoming increasingly critical. we have heard rumors of internal struggles. the president thought he needed to reshuffle, had no powers to dismiss the...
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president obama carries florida in the last election, i think he even carried the cuban american vote. because the younger generations don't feel the hostile feelings towards the cast drove brothers. some people would hope that the empargo would be ended before this president leaves office. i wouldn't bet on that, necessarily. but president obama has taken steps to ease travel to cuba, and to make it easier for cuban americans to send remit tans home to their family. so relations are not as tense as they once were. >> yes, up deed, and former president has said that the hand shake was something significant, and he also expressed the hope that it will be an omen for the future, and yet, interestingly, a white house official has told the reuters news agency that the u.s. still has grave concerns about human rights situation? cuba, what do you make of that? >> well, i think there are concerns but in a way that's kind of an excuse for not moving ahead, because it is still so politically a dangerous frankie for democrat to take any steps. so again, i don't see any movement in the immediate
president obama carries florida in the last election, i think he even carried the cuban american vote. because the younger generations don't feel the hostile feelings towards the cast drove brothers. some people would hope that the empargo would be ended before this president leaves office. i wouldn't bet on that, necessarily. but president obama has taken steps to ease travel to cuba, and to make it easier for cuban americans to send remit tans home to their family. so relations are not as...
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wait for a signature until after the april elections as hamid karzai wants? >> basically because n.a.t.o. says it would be too late to do that. they need a degree of certainty. they are pressing on hamid karzai to sign the agreement because he has agreed to it in principal with talks with secretary of state john kerry. there are budgetary cycles, planning cycles. you can't switch on and off military trainers. they need a degree of certainty for this to happen. if we don't get the signature on that the zero option will have to be on the table and that is an option where the troops will have to be pulled out. it's an option at this point, nout one they are afraid of threatening, if hamid karzai does not sign the agreement. john kerry described it as needing the best transition possible. and in order to do that they need months of transitioning. it's not good enough to leave it until april. >> in ukraine, the government demonstrations in kiev have been addressed at the summit in brussels, how surprising was the level of condemnation by n.a.t.o., and the secretar
wait for a signature until after the april elections as hamid karzai wants? >> basically because n.a.t.o. says it would be too late to do that. they need a degree of certainty. they are pressing on hamid karzai to sign the agreement because he has agreed to it in principal with talks with secretary of state john kerry. there are budgetary cycles, planning cycles. you can't switch on and off military trainers. they need a degree of certainty for this to happen. if we don't get the...
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. >> translator: the way to resolve this crisis is through early presidential and parliamentary elections. this government should resign. >> pictures have emerged from sunday night that show the police were at times brutal in their treatment of protestors and journalists. anton is a photographer, one of dozens who were beaten by riot police. he pleaded to them to stop. this is what is left of his camera. but the police were also on the receiving end. officials say 35 were hurt by protesters, some in hospital. away from city hall there are no protests, just the grim life of wirpt. tatiana is very much in favor of political change. >> we were on our knees for a long time. now it's time to wake up. i'm grateful for the protestors, i want my children and grandchildren to have better lives. >> they put guards on the barricades. they control the center of kiev. but they will have to convince the rest of the country to follow them. >> that's al jazeera's barnaby phillips. >>> just returned from protest in kiev last week, now with us in chicago. appreciate both of you being with us. again i'll ta
. >> translator: the way to resolve this crisis is through early presidential and parliamentary elections. this government should resign. >> pictures have emerged from sunday night that show the police were at times brutal in their treatment of protestors and journalists. anton is a photographer, one of dozens who were beaten by riot police. he pleaded to them to stop. this is what is left of his camera. but the police were also on the receiving end. officials say 35 were hurt by...
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. >> yeah, elections are on the horizon. ever since he became prime minister and gave his first speech some years ago now, custody cameron had a look at the man who wanted to do something systemic in britain and change things into the indefinite future. whether you agree or not with what they have done, half a million people have been using food banks in britain this year. that's unheard of. they've said they will continue the austerity program straight through, even in the budgets directly before those budgets the start of 2015 and will be judged on it. they are slightly behind in the polls, but there are many voices here from the left in politics, as well as from the right who say that unless the opposition labor party can come up with much better proposals than they have at the moment, they could win outright. if they do, they have a free range to carry this on into the indefinite future. >> thank you. the european union warns of a major security threat to people traveling to fight in syria. interior ministers from severa
. >> yeah, elections are on the horizon. ever since he became prime minister and gave his first speech some years ago now, custody cameron had a look at the man who wanted to do something systemic in britain and change things into the indefinite future. whether you agree or not with what they have done, half a million people have been using food banks in britain this year. that's unheard of. they've said they will continue the austerity program straight through, even in the budgets...
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. >> in iran we have political elections, popular elections, and the people choose governments. they chose mahmoud ahmadinejad years ago and they chose a different path this time around. that provided an historic opportunity to us and the west to address this issue. we are not talking about sanctions. the effect on sanctions have been two fold. when sanctions started iran has less than 200 centrifuges, we have 1900. the met product the 18,800 centrifuges that has been added to the stock. centrifuges, so anxiouses have utterly failed in that regard. it seems the west is taking advantage of that opportunity. we have a new government in iran with a different approach to foreign policy. they have not changed. we will insist on our rights. we will not negotiate or compromise on the rights of our people. we believe this can be addressed through constructive engagement. the window of opportunity is limited. >> israel is not impressed from comments from the iranian foreign minister. there's no shortage of finger pointing between the two countries. reaction from jerusalem, from nick schi
. >> in iran we have political elections, popular elections, and the people choose governments. they chose mahmoud ahmadinejad years ago and they chose a different path this time around. that provided an historic opportunity to us and the west to address this issue. we are not talking about sanctions. the effect on sanctions have been two fold. when sanctions started iran has less than 200 centrifuges, we have 1900. the met product the 18,800 centrifuges that has been added to the stock....
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polling unit and it was found that the president's approval rating among a core constituency that got him elected, that 19-24-year-old, a 41% approval rating. most concerning for the affordable care act is the poll asked young people will they enroll in the affordable care act. this group of young invincibles is key to have their involvement to make it work. 47% of the millennials 18-29 said they will not enrol. 57% it's approved. greater than the national average among the entire population. >> mike viqueira at the white house. >>> to illustrate the gap the highest 1% saw income rise an average of 31%. for everybody else it was less than one half of a per cent. let's bring in paolo romanacci, a married father of two who created the blog middleclasshell.com. welcome, it's good to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> what does middle class hell mean to you - not the blog, the term? >> it means that we are stuck in a position where we cannot advance economically, socially - that this - that the deck is stacked against us and we have little chance of breaking out of the dilemma that we are in >> thi
polling unit and it was found that the president's approval rating among a core constituency that got him elected, that 19-24-year-old, a 41% approval rating. most concerning for the affordable care act is the poll asked young people will they enroll in the affordable care act. this group of young invincibles is key to have their involvement to make it work. 47% of the millennials 18-29 said they will not enrol. 57% it's approved. greater than the national average among the entire population....
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one thing we really need to note is the ruing party was democratically elected and say the protesters that it was fraudulent but still to this day and now with the people on the streets of bangkok the ruling party has most favor and most ties behind them. because you see these tens of thousands of people on the streets of bangkok and what they do is that perception but if there were an election again tomorrow the same party would be ruling the country. >> same party in power and scott is live in bangkok and thanks for being with us this morning. coming up, how many shopping in your slippers? millions of americans are gearing up for cyber monday and plus dealing with diabetes a small country where one in four people have the disease. exploring an under ground treasure in italy, a water supply system created almost 2000 years ago. ♪ power of the people until we restore our freedo ♪ despite deep discounts and longer store hours, holiday shopping slumped during thanksgiving weekend. the decline is the first since the recession in 2009. spending in stores and online fell back 4% compar
one thing we really need to note is the ruing party was democratically elected and say the protesters that it was fraudulent but still to this day and now with the people on the streets of bangkok the ruling party has most favor and most ties behind them. because you see these tens of thousands of people on the streets of bangkok and what they do is that perception but if there were an election again tomorrow the same party would be ruling the country. >> same party in power and scott is...